Piastri wins Spanish Grand Prix
Aussie F1 driver Oscar Piastri claimed yet another race win of 2025 by taking out the Spanish Grand Prix.
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2 hours ago
- Courier-Mail
Justis Huni world title fight results, highlights: Huni dominates entire fight, but is knocked out in the 10th round by Fabio Wardley
Don't miss out on the headlines from Boxing/MMA. Followed categories will be added to My News. Justis Huni has suffered a heart-breaking 10th round knockout defeat to Fabio Wardley, floored by a stunning right hand after absolutely dominating their interim WBA heavyweight world title fight. Huni's team will lodge a formal complaint, saying their fighter wasn't given a long enough count to regain his feet. Huni was arguably up seven rounds to two in his late-notice world title fight, putting in a perfect performance in front of Wardley's home fans in Ipswich. A devastating power puncher though, Wardley pulled off one of modern boxing's greatest comebacks, landing a perfectly timed right hand to Huni's chin halfway through the 10th round. Huni struggled back to his feet, but referee John Latham waved it off, handing the Aussie his first professional loss. Tasman Fighters promoter Mick Francis will lodge an official complaint about Latham's count. 'It's devastating for Justis,' he said. 'We are putting in a formal protest. 'The referee never gave Justis a standing ten count. How does that not happen? 'Justis got to his feet and he was in control of the fight. He should have been given the chance to fight on. 'They knew Wardley was behind on the cards. Justis was on the verge of a massive boilover and becoming a world champion. 'He boxed Wardley's ears off - just as he predicted he would.' The Queenslander had answered the call to take on highly-fancied Wardley on just five weeks' notice after American Jarrell Miller pulled out of the world title bout. Huni was dominating the fight before the knockout. Picture:He had a disrupted build-up though, battling through an arm injury in the final week and a half before the fight. Huni was a class above Wardley for all but the final split second, with the Englishman landing the punch of a lifetime to become a world champion. 'That's my curse,' Huni said moments after the loss. 'I even said, it only takes one split second to switch off and it happened tonight. 'Credit to Fabio and his team. He's a real champion. 'He's just an awesome fighter. He never gave up and he got the win. He deserved it.' Huni was classy in defeat, and was even spotted comforting members of his own team in the dressing room afterwards. Wardley was a huge favourite, and admitted he was out-boxed for most of the fight. 'Justis Huni's a great operator,' Wardley said. 'I should've performed better in some of those rounds. Sometimes that's the way it goes. We pulled one out of the bag. Wardley pulled one out of the bag. Picture: Steven Paston/PA Images via Getty Images 'He's a great boxer. Great skills and he showed me everything he has tonight. He pulled out all sorts of tricks. I didn't expect to bank rounds like that with Justis.' Huni's speed and movement were on display early on, while Wardley threw with maximum power from the opening bell. The underdog was tagged with a short right hand in the very last second of round one, appearing to stumble slightly on his way back to the corner. Huni forced the pace in the third, going to Wardley's body, before the Englishman fought back in the final minute of the frame. The former Australian heavyweight champion, Huni silenced the rabid home crowd by the fourth round as Wardley tired and started taking more left hooks to the head. Huni's nose was bloodied by a well-timed jab in the fourth, but the Aussie maintained his attack on Wardley's body. A clearly superior boxer, Huni kept tagging Wardley through the middle rounds, and was lighter on his feet. Meanwhile, Wardley looked increasingly gassed with every passing minute. It took just a split second for Wardley to turn the fight on its head though, landing flush with a brilliant short right hand as Huni pounced in. Originally published as Heartbreak for heroic Justis Huni in devastating 10th round world title fight knockout
Perth Now
7 hours ago
- Perth Now
Aussie star announces engagement to Olympic medallist
Tennis star Daria Kasatkina has capped off her first grand slam as an Australian by getting engaged to her partner Natalia Zabiiako, a Winter Olympic medallist. Kasatkina switched allegiances from Russia earlier this year, having previously said it was 'unsafe' for her to return home because of her sexuality and opposition to the war with Ukraine. 'For me, being openly gay, if I want to be myself, I have to make this step, and I did it,' the 28-year-old said in April ahead of her first match with an Aussie flag next to her name. How life has changed in the space of three months. Kasatkina appeared to be the one to pop the question, with a picture shared by the couple showing her off a diamond ring on Zabiiako's finger. 'And just like that,' they wrote. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. Congratulations rolled in from around the tennis world. Arina Rodionova, a fellow Russian-born Australian tennis player, joked: 'I will be at the wedding regardless if you want it or not.' Alex de Minaur's partner Katie Boulter said: 'Ahh congrats.' Priscilla Hon: 'Awww congrats you two.' Rio 2016 Olympics gold medallist Monica Puig said: 'Congratulations!!!!!!!!' One-time Australian Open runner-up Jennifer Brady wrote: 'Congrats Dasha and Natalia!!!' Former figure skater Zabiiako, 30, competed for her birth nation Estonia before switching to Russia for the most successful period of her career. Her crowning achievement — a silver medal in the pairs figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics — came under the Olympic flag in the wake of the Russian doping scandal. She now supports Kasatkina on the tennis tour and the pair document their experiences on a popular YouTube channel. Freshly minted Australian Kasatkina is fresh off a run to the fourth round at the French Open. 'I felt super good to step on the court as an Australian player,' she said. 'To feel the support from the stands so many times. I don't know if everyone who was screaming, 'Aussie', were from Australia, but I felt this support. 'Also, on social media I'm getting a lot of support from the Australians that they are so happy to welcome me, and they're happy for me. 'So this is the kind of support which I honestly didn't have before, it feels like it's something new to me — but it feels so nice.' Daria Kasatkina on her way to reaching the last 16 in Paris in her first grand slam for Australia. Credit: AAP Kasatkina also reached the fourth round at the Australian Open in January before the secret process to become an Aussie unfolded. The busy tennis season has kept the world No.17 from flying back to Melbourne to begin setting up her life here. But plans have been hatched with the help of Australian tennis veteran Daria Saville, who became friends with Kasatkina when they were both juniors in Russia. Saville, formerly Gavrilova, moved to Melbourne as a teenager and married Australian tennis player Luke Saville in 2018. 'We've been friends for very, very long time and to have someone like that as a neighbour, as a teammate, it feels great, honestly,' Kasatkina said during the French Open. 'First of all, she's super happy for me, which was super nice. She's always asking 'when you moving?', sending me the locations, the houses and everything. 'So she's very excited to have a new neighbour, and I'm also very happy about that.'
7NEWS
7 hours ago
- 7NEWS
Australian tennis star Daria Kasatkina announces engagement to Winter Olympic medallist partner Natalia Zabiiako
Tennis star Daria Kasatkina has capped off her first grand slam as an Australian by getting engaged to her partner Natalia Zabiiako, a Winter Olympic medallist. Kasatkina switched allegiances from Russia earlier this year, having previously said it was 'unsafe' for her to return home because of her sexuality and opposition to the war with Ukraine. 'For me, being openly gay, if I want to be myself, I have to make this step, and I did it,' the 28-year-old said in April ahead of her first match with an Aussie flag next to her name. How life has changed for the better in the space of three months. Kasatkina appeared to be the one to pop the question, with a picture shared by the couple showing her off a diamond ring on Zabiiako's finger. 'And just like that,' they wrote. Congratulations rolled in from around the tennis world. Arina Rodionova, a fellow Russian-born Australian tennis player, joked: 'I will be at the wedding regardless if you want it or not.' Alex de Minaur's partner Katie Boulter said: 'Ahh congrats.' Priscilla Hon: 'Awww congrats you two.' Rio 2016 Olympics gold medallist Monica Puig said: 'Congratulations!!!!!!!!' One-time Australian Open runner-up Jennifer Brady wrote: 'Congrats Dasha and Natalia!!!' Former figure skater Zabiiako, 30, competed for her birth nation Estonia before switching to Russia for the most successful period of her career. Her crowning achievement — a silver medal in the pairs figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics — came under the Olympic flag in the wake of the Russian doping scandal. She now supports Kasatkina on the tennis tour and the pair document their experiences on a popular YouTube channel. Freshly minted Australian Kasatkina is fresh off a run to the fourth round at the French Open. 'I felt super good to step on the court as an Australian player,' she said. 'To feel the support from the stands so many times. I don't know if everyone who was screaming, 'Aussie', were from Australia, but I felt this support. 'Also, on social media I'm getting a lot of support from the Australians that they are so happy to welcome me, and they're happy for me. 'So this is the kind of support which I honestly didn't have before, it feels like it's something new to me — but it feels so nice.' Kasatkina also reached the fourth round at the Australian Open in January before the secret process to become an Aussie unfolded. The busy tennis season has kept the world No.17 from flying back to Melbourne to begin setting up her life here. But plans have been hatched with the help of Australian tennis veteran Daria Saville, who became friends with Kasatkina when they were both juniors in Russia. Saville, formerly Gavrilova, moved to Melbourne as a teenager and married Australian tennis player Luke Saville in 2018. 'We've been friends for very, very long time and to have someone like that as a neighbour, as a teammate, it feels great, honestly,' Kasatkina said during the French Open. 'First of all, she's super happy for me, which was super nice. She's always asking 'when you moving?', sending me the locations, the houses and everything. 'So she's very excited to have a new neighbour, and I'm also very happy about that.'
